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Lesson 60
Neighbors and All Muslims
Main
Points
Proper
manners towards neighbors
· Not
to hurt them by words or deeds; not to annoy them by one’s loud voice, scent
(of food, for example), or by being curious about their secrets and privacy.
·
Help
them when required.
·
Visit
them when ill, and sympathize with them in good and hard times.
·
To
be good to them[20]
General
behavior of Muslims towards each other
· Shake
hands and greet each other with the greeting of Islam: As-Salamu
`Alaykum
wa Rahmat Allahi wa Barakatuh (Allah’s Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon
you,)[21]
· Visit
each other in times of illness and greet each other when sneezing.
·
Give
advice; calling for right and forbidding wrong.
·
Love
for others what one loves for oneself, and wish them all that is good.
·
Not
to harm each other by word or deed.[22]
·
Work
for reconciliation.
· Vindicate
and do not disappoint each other.
·
Attend
the funerals and accept their oath.
· Support each other in meeting needs.[2
Proper manners towards neighbors:
Allah
says:
]وَاعْبُدُواْ
اللّهَ
وَلاَ
تُشْرِكُواْ
بِهِ
شَيْئًا
وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ
إِحْسَانًا
وَبِذِي
الْقُرْبَى
وَالْيَتَامَى
وَالْمَسَاكِينِ
وَالْجَارِ
ذِي
الْقُرْبَى
وَالْجَارِ
الْجُنُبِ
وَالصَّاحِبِ
بِالجَنبِ
وَابْنِ
السَّبِيلِ
وَمَا
مَلَكَتْ
أَيْمَانُكُمْ
إِنَّ
اللّهَ لاَ
يُحِبُّ مَن
كَانَ
مُخْتَالاً
فَخُورًا[
(النساء: 36)
This
means: “Worship Allah and join none with Him in worship, and do good to
parents, kinsfolk, orphans, Al-Masakin (the poor), the neighbor who is near
of kin, the neighbor who is a stranger, the companion by your side, the
wayfarer (you meet), and those (slaves) whom your right hands possess.
Verily, Allah does not like such as are proud and boastful.”
(4, An-Nisa’: 36)
The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“That
who believes in Allah and the Last Day should do good to his neighbor.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
`A'ishah
(may Allah be pleased with her) narrated:
Allah's
Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
“Gabriel impressed upon me
(the kind treatment) towards
the neighbor (so much)
that I thought as if he would soon confer upon him the
(right)
of inheritance.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“That
who believes in Allah and the Last Day should not harm his neighbor.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
“By Allah, he does not believe! By Allah, he does not believe! By Allah, he
does not believe! It was said:
Who is that Allah's Messenger? He said:
That person whose neighbor does not feel safe from his evil.”
(Reported by Ahmad)
General behavior of Muslims towards each other:
Allah
says:
]مُّحَمَّدٌ
رَّسُولُ
اللَّهِ
وَالَّذِينَ
مَعَهُ
أَشِدَّاء
عَلَى
الْكُفَّارِ
رُحَمَاء
بَيْنَهُم[
(الفتح: 29)
This
means: “Muhammad (SAW) is the Messenger of Allah, and those who are with
him are severe against disbelievers, and merciful among themselves.” (48,
Al-Fath: 29)
Allah
says:
]وَاعْتَصِمُواْ
بِحَبْلِ
اللّهِ
جَمِيعًا
وَلاَ
تَفَرَّقُوا[
(آل
عمران: 103)
This
means: “And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allah (i.e.
this Qur'an), and be not divided among yourselves.” (3, Al-`Imran: 103)
Allah
says:
]وَتَعَاوَنُواْ
عَلَى
الْبرِّ
وَالتَّقْوَى
وَلاَ
تَعَاوَنُواْ
عَلَى
الإِثْمِ
وَالْعُدْوَانِ[
(المائدة:
2)
This
means: “Help you one another in AlBirr and AtTaqwa (virtue,
righteousness and piety); but do not help one another in sin and
transgression.” (5, Al-Ma’idah: 2)
Allah
says:
]فَاتَّقُواْ
اللّهَ
وَأَصْلِحُواْ
ذَاتَ
بِيْنِكُمْ[
(الأنفال: 1)
This
means: “So fear Allah and adjust all matters of difference among you.”
(8, Al-Anfal: 1)
The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“On
the Day of Resurrection, Allah, the Exalted, will say: Where are those who
have mutual love for My Glory's sake? Today, I shall shelter them in My
shade when there is no shade but Mine.” (Reported
by Muslim)
Greeting
each other:
The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“Two Muslims will not meet and shake hands without having their sins
forgiven (by Allah)
before they depart.”
(Reported
by Abu Dawud)
The
Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
“If one starts talking before greeting
(you),
do not answer him until he starts greeting before talking.”
(Reported
by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
The visit in the time of illness:
The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“Every
Muslim has five rights over another Muslim
(i.e., he has to perform five
duties for another Muslim): to return the greetings, to visit the sick, to
accompany funeral processions, to accept an invitation, to respond to the
sneezer [i.e., to say: Yarhamuka Allah (may Allah bestow His Mercy on you),
when the sneezer praises Allah].” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“The
rights of the Muslim on his brother Muslim are six: When you meet him, greet
him; when he calls you, respond to him; when he seeks counsel, give him
advice; when he sneezes and praises Allah, say to him: May Allah have mercy
on you; when he is sick, visit him; and when he dies, follow his funeral.”
(Reported by Muslim)
Al-Bara’ Ibn `Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated:
“Allah's Messenger
(peace be upon him)
commanded us to do seven things and forbade us to do seven (things). He
commanded us to visit the sick, follow the funeral procession, answer the
sneezer, fulfill the vow, help the oppressed, accept the invitation and
greet everybody.”
(Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“Visit
the sick, feed the hungry, and (arrange for the) release of the captive.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari)
Love:
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“None
amongst you is a truthful believer until he likes for his brother
(fellow
Muslim) which he loves for himself.”
(Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“Do
not hanker after what others rave. Do not be jealous of one another and do
not nurse enmity against others. Do not severe ties with one another. Be
fellow brothers, servants of Allah, as He commanded.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“Every (of these three things)
of a Muslim are
(sacred, and thus)
inviolable by another Muslim: his honor, blood and property.” (Reported by Muslim)
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“It
is not lawful for a Muslim to terrify another Muslim.”
(Reported by Abu Dawud)
Allah's
Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
“It is not lawful for a Muslim to severe relations with his Muslim brother
beyond three nights. They
(may) meet while one turning
one way and the other turning to the other way when they meet. The best of
the two is the one who is the first to give greeting.” (Reported
by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
Vindicate and not to disappoint each other:
The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“Support your brother whether he is an oppressor or an oppressed.
A man inquired: O Messenger of
Allah! I may help him when he is oppressed, but how can I help him when he
commits an oppression? He said:
You prevent him from committing oppression. That will be your help to him.”
(Reported by Al-Bukhari)
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“Shall I not inform you of something more excellent in degree than fasting,
prayer and charity (Sadaqah)?
The people replied: Yes, Prophet
of Allah! He said: It is
putting things right between people, spoiling this
(putting things right)
is the shaver (i.e. destroys
and removes one’s faith and religion).” (Reported by At-Tirmidhi)
Help:
The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“The
believers in their mutual kindness, compassion, and sympathy are like the
body. If one of the organs is afflicted, the whole body responds to it with
wakefulness and fever.”
(Reported by Al-Bukhari
and Muslim)
The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“The
one who removes the suffering of a believer out of the sufferings of this
worldly life, Allah will relieve him from one of the sufferings of the Day
of Resurrection. And the one who pares way for someone who is insolvent,
Allah will make things easy for him in the world and in the Hereafter, and
the one who veils the faults of a Muslim, Allah will veil his faults in the
world and in the Hereafter. Allah supports His servant as long as the
servant backs his brother.” (Reported by Muslim)
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“No
(Muslim)
man will desert a man who is a
Muslim in a place where his respect may be violated and his honor aspersed
without Allah deserting him in a place where he wishes His help; and no
(Muslim)
man who will help a Muslim in a place where his honor may be aspersed and
his respect violated without Allah helping him in a place where he wishes
His help.”
(Reported
by Abu Dawud)
The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“If
you make intercession, you will be rewarded.”
(Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
